{"id":"CVE-2000-0250","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2000-0250","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T19:39:09.238Z","title":"The crypt function in QNX uses weak encryption, which allows local users to decrypt passwords.","description":"The crypt function in QNX uses weak encryption, which allows local users to decrypt passwords.","published":"2000-04-14T04:00:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T21:51:19.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":7.2,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"},"cwe":[],"affected":["qnx/qnx"],"epss":{"score":0.00622,"percentile":0.4956,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2000-04-15","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":19851,"kind":"exploit","title":"QSSL QNX 4.25 A - 'crypt()' Local Privilege Escalation","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19851","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/qnx/local/19851.c","file":"exploits/qnx/local/19851.c","published":"2000-04-15","added":"2000-04-15","updated":"2017-11-15","author":"Sean","type":"local","platform":"qnx","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2000-0250","OSVDB-12211"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1114/info"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 0.6%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-04/0072.html","tags":["Exploit","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1114","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-04/0072.html","tags":["Exploit","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1114","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0250","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}